Fertility rate: births per woman in Mali
Mali: Fertility rate: births per woman was 5.61 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
5.61 live births per woman
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
6th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.37 live births per woman
in 1980
All-time low
5.61 live births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate: births per woman in Mali, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate: births per woman in Mali stood at 5.61 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Mali peaked at 7.37 live births per woman in 1980 and was at its lowest, 5.61 live births per woman, in 2023.
Mali ranks 6th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate: births per woman in Mali, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.87 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 6.89 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 6.91 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 6.92 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 6.94 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 6.95 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 6.97 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 6.99 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 7 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 7.01 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 7.02 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 7.03 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 7.04 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 7.05 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 7.05 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 7.08 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 7.11 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 7.14 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 7.16 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 7.17 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 7.18 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 7.2 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 7.22 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 7.22 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 7.23 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 7.25 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 7.27 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 7.3 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 7.32 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 7.35 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 7.37 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 7.37 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 7.32 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 7.28 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 7.26 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 7.26 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 7.31 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 7.31 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 7.32 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 7.33 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 7.31 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 7.28 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 7.24 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 7.18 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 7.12 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 7.05 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 7.01 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 6.97 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 6.94 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 6.91 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 6.89 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 6.85 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 6.82 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 6.78 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 6.74 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 6.71 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 6.68 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 6.65 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 6.62 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 6.59 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 6.58 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 6.54 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 6.52 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 6.49 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 6.44 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 6.38 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 6.32 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 6.25 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 6.12 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 5.89 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 5.85 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 5.78 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 5.69 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 5.61 live births per woman | -1.4% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 5.61 live births per woman is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.19 live births per woman, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's 5.61 live births per woman is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4 live births per woman, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.94 live births per woman | 6.87 live births per woman | 7.01 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.09 live births per woman | 7.02 live births per woman | 7.17 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.25 live births per woman | 7.18 live births per woman | 7.35 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.31 live births per woman | 7.26 live births per woman | 7.37 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.1 live births per woman | 6.91 live births per woman | 7.31 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.73 live births per woman | 6.59 live births per woman | 6.89 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.35 live births per woman | 5.89 live births per woman | 6.58 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.73 live births per woman | 5.61 live births per woman | 5.85 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 3 Niger 6.06 live births per woman compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of Congo 6.05 live births per woman compare
- 5 Central African Republic 6.01 live births per woman compare
- 7 Angola 5.12 live births per woman compare
- 8 Burundi 4.88 live births per woman compare
- 9 Afghanistan 4.84 live births per woman compare
More reference data data for Mali
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3081 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4025 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 39.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 47.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Mali?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Mali was 5.61 live births per woman in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 7.37 live births per woman in 1980.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.61 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Mali rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Mali ranks 6th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.